Jason Derulo on What Makes a Hit Now

Billboard’s year-end issue is all about one question: What makes a hit now? So we asked some of the biggest names in music — like Jason Derulo — for their thoughts. The singer topped the Billboard Hot 100 in October with “Savage Love (Laxed — Siren Beat),” a TikTok-friendly team-up with New Zealand producer Jawsh 685 and K-pop stars BTS. It’s Derulo’s first No. 1 on the chart since 2009’s “Whatcha Say.”I write songs ever